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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

The Virtual Rheem Kee Bass

This is actually a follow-up to the previous post. I took a look at the online virtual instruments on keyboardmuseum.org's (Audio Playground Synthesizer Museum) Virtual Playground and saw the Rheem Kee Bass. I hadn't played with it before, so I thought I'd take a look. What I was presented with is the image on the left with functional keys. The switches in the image do not work, however there is a switch above the image that lets you chose between Mellow and Fuzz mode. It should give you an idea of what the Rheem Kee Bass can sound like. Be sure to check out the rest of the Virtual Playground while there. You will find a ton of classic drum machines and more.

The Sounds of EML Synthesizers

Click here for the Virtual EML Sound Sheet. You can find more Sound Sheets on the Audio Playground Synthesizer Museum. Below are some direct links to the interactive content on keyboardmuseum.org.

Virtual Sound Sheets
Virtual Teaching Tools
Virtual Drum Machines and Keyboards (includes the Rheem Kee Bass and more)

SOLINA MIDIKIT

It appears this kit is no longer available, however, you can find images and steps on installing it here, if you are interested in the process.

JEN SX2000

images via this auction

"* Polyphony - Monophonic
* Oscillators - One VCO (sawtooth, square, 2 rectangular waveforms); 4-octave range (32', 16', 8', 4')
* LFO - Square or triangle waveforms; intensity and speed; can modulate VCO or VCF
* Filter - 1 VCF Filter with cut-off, emphasis; 3 preset envelope settings: Repeat, ASR, and AD.
* VCA - 3 preset envelope settings: Repeat, ASR, and AD
* Keyboard - 44 keys"

Monday, May 05, 2008

New NIN - The Slip - Free

And NIN is doing it again. You can get the new album, The Slip, for FREE at NIN.com. Happy Cinco De Mayo folks. Below are a couple of videos. The second one is funny on the surface, but man, I can't even imagine...

Nine Inch Nails - Me, I'm Not live in Europe Aug 2007
YouTube via ninofficial. All soft synths in this performance.
"Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden on 7 Aug 2007, with additional footage from Bratislava, Slovakia and Prague, Czech Republic on 12-13 Aug 2007."

Spend the day with us: Watch this 2500 times.

abre ojos

schuser kea effrunta - abre ojos from abre ojos on Vimeo.

"-literally straight way i can see the difference, it covers and hides perfectly, totally risk free-

first in an ongoing series of live sound & visual improvisations using a modular synthesizer, dave smith evolver, nord micro modular and quartz composer on a macbook pro.

for more info visit abreojos.net"

Second video:

soronde mi madre - abre ojos from abre ojos on Vimeo.

"-she would tell everyone the same story, how i had saved up $20 to take her to lunch and as i pulled it out of my pocket the wind took it and blew it away, i was only 10-

second in an ongoing series of live sound & visual improvisations using a modular synthesizer, dave smith evolver, nord micro modular and quartz composer on a macbook pro.

for more info visit abreojos.net" You'll find some nice studio shots there and more.

Gear list:
• Euro rack modular with Plan B, Doepfer, CGS/ELBY and Livewire modules + Frostwave Resonator & Sonic Alienator
• Dave Smith Instruments Desktop Evolver controlled with Novation X-Station
• Vocals thru Nord MicroModular, effects pedals & X-Station effects
• Korg 770 Synth

A good mix of old & new synths. The visuals are done in Quartz Composer and manipulated live with an Evolution X-Session controller.

Everything is improvised, sound & visuals, with a bit of post polishing.